voluble
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voluble
- /ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl/ UK
- /ˈvɑl.jə.bəl/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French volubile, from Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), from volvō (“roll”).
adjective more voluble · most voluble
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Fluent or having a ready flow of speech.
A moſt acute Iuuvenal, voluble and free of grace, […]
Similar: garrulous, loquacious, tonguey, chattering, chattery, chatty, effusive, gabby, gobby, logorrheic, long-winded, motormouth · Opposite: halting
- Of thoughts, feelings, or something that is expressed: expressed readily or at length and in a fluent manner. Thus farr the occaſion of this diſcours againſt Tumults; now to the diſcours itſelf, voluble anough, and full of ſentence, but that, for the moſt part, either ſpecious rather then ſolid, or to his cauſe nothing pertinent.
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Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion.
Seen from the west, their sky-line gallops away north and south like a sea-serpent in voluble motion.
Similar: steady
- Twisting and turning like a vine.
Translations
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adj fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious
| 日本語 | 口達者な kuchitassha na, 弁舌のさわやかな benzetsunosawayaka na |
|---|---|
| Português | loquaz |
| Français | volubile |
| Deutsch | gesprächig, redselig |
| Italiano | loquace |
| Русский | говорливый govorlivyj, болтливый boltlivyj, многословный mnogoslovnyj |
adj easily rolling or turning
| Español | voluble |
|---|---|
| Português | volúvel |
| Français | volubile |
| Русский | поворотливый povorotlivyj |
adj twisting and turning like a vine
| Español | voluble |
|---|---|
| Português | volúvel |
| Français | volubile |
| Italiano | rampicante |
| Русский | вьющийся vʹjuščijsja |
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title = {voluble},
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